MALAYSIA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,340	1	36,729	- 6,389
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,753	2	23,477	+ 6,275
Stroke	3	8,936	3	21,592	- 12,656
Lung Cancers	4	8,832	8	4,319	+ 4,513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,895	11	3,832	+ 3,062
Kidney Disease	6	5,896	6	6,629	- 733
Liver Cancer	7	4,275	16	1,984	+ 2,291
Hypertension	8	4,197	38	649	+ 3,547
Suicide	9	3,729	19	1,823	+ 1,906
Breast Cancer	10	3,471	12	3,071	+ 399
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,079	32	994	+ 2,085
Stomach Cancer	12	2,320	21	1,441	+ 878
Lymphomas	13	2,275	25	1,321	+ 954
Lung Disease	14	2,195	5	6,633	- 4,437
Oral Cancer	15	1,817	17	1,865	- 47
Prostate Cancer	16	1,735	33	903	+ 832
Leukemia	17	1,429	23	1,412	+ 17
Falls	18	1,247	18	1,855	- 608
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,235	27	1,214	+ 21
Liver Disease	20	1,200	7	5,125	- 3,926
Ovary Cancer	21	1,168	35	827	+ 341
Other Neoplasms	22	1,120	48	265	+ 855
Uterin Cancer	23	843	43	352	+ 491
Oesophagus Cancer	24	785	41	435	+ 350
Skin Disease	25	779	15	2,066	- 1,286
Road Traffic Accidents	26	694	4	7,181	- 6,487
Bladder Cancer	27	689	39	467	+ 222
Diabetes Mellitus	28	617	9	4,107	- 3,490
Parkinson's Disease	29	514	28	1,106	- 592
Cervical Cancer	30	488	31	1,010	- 523
Congenital Anomalies	31	456	24	1,403	- 947
Other Injuries	32	453	14	2,222	- 1,769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	397	22	1,424	- 1,027
Skin Cancers	34	322	50	247	+ 74
Asthma	35	212	30	1,013	- 801
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	186	10	3,996	- 3,810
Endocrine Disorders	37	174	37	809	- 635
Drownings	38	166	36	820	- 654
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	159	20	1,773	- 1,614
Tuberculosis	40	146	26	1,227	- 1,081
Low Birth Weight	41	145	29	1,020	- 875
Epilepsy	42	142	52	226	- 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	127	51	246	- 119
Drug Use	44	109	45	322	- 213
HIV/AIDS	45	104	13	2,679	- 2,575
Violence	46	84	34	869	- 785
Alcohol	47	58	55	181	- 122
Meningitis	48	47	46	301	- 254
Fires	49	40	44	336	- 296
Appendicitis	50	34	58	71	- 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	32	81	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	52	24	54	206	- 182
Maternal Conditions	53	19	56	167	- 147
Upper Respiratory	54	18	65	5	+ 14
Birth Trauma	55	18	42	359	- 341
Hepatitis C	56	16	64	6	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	57	15	59	30	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	13	60	27	- 14
War	59	13	63	11	+ 2
Poisonings	60	6	53	211	- 204
Encephalitis	61	0	40	452	- 452
Pertussis	62	0	57	80	- 80
Malnutrition	63	0	49	249	- 249
Diphtheria	64	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	62	19	- 19
Dengue	66	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	67	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	61	21	- 21
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.